Category Archives: Nuclear

Why Molten Salt Reactors are so cheap

Posted on 1 July, 2021 by Eclipse Now

Terje Peterson of the Atomic Australia Facebook Group wrote this brilliant summary:- This post examines one class of advanced reactor and the ways in which it can radically reduce the cost of nuclear power. That is the class of reactors … Continue reading →

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Shellenberger rabid – and I will gradually edit out my many references to his work as he has proved unreliable

Posted on 29 May, 2021 by Eclipse Now

Michael Shellenberger’s latest book is the last straw for me. I’m done referencing his work. If we can’t trust him to be professional and objective in his journalism about climate change science, especially when he is not a trained engineer, … Continue reading →

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How Kodak detected the nuclear tests and the effects on all of us

Posted on 3 January, 2021 by Eclipse Now

Veritasium at his best! While there were 219 atmospheric tests in America alone and the fallout spread across most of the USA, it shows that dispersed fallout is not a civilisation ending event. Two hundred and nineteen nuclear devices were … Continue reading →

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Australian podcasters involved in new nuclear blog

Posted on 10 February, 2020 by Eclipse Now

Hi all, 4thgeneration.energy is a new blog with an impressive coalition of writers and podcasters. I’m scared how much time this one blog could demand!

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Thorcon: shipyards that can build 20GW of nukes per year, CHEAP!

Posted on 11 August, 2019 by Eclipse Now

Lately I’ve been enjoying the EcoModernist Podcast interviews with the founders of ThorCon and Elysium. I’m a fan of Ed Pheil from Elysium industries, as he answered my many questions about his reactor in layman’s terms even I could understand. … Continue reading →

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